A Bedouin-descended Arabic variety spoken across Mauritania, Western Sahara, and adjacent parts of the Sahel. Carries deep Berber substrate and a strong oral poetic tradition.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 18.07°, -15.97°
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Hassaniya Arabic vs Maghrebi Arabic
Compare two dialects of Arabic side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Darija
Spoken across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Shaped by Berber, French, and Spanish contact.
- Approximate centre
- 32.00°, 4.00°
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DialectHassaniya ArabicA Bedouin-descended Arabic variety spoken across Mauritania, Western Sahara, and adjacent parts of the Sahel. Carries deep Berber substrate and a strong oral poetic tradition.DialectMaghrebi ArabicSpoken across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Shaped by Berber, French, and Spanish contact.CompareAlgerian Arabic vs Hassaniya ArabicAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Arabic and the dialects within it.